The verdict on the regular bail plea of Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in the 200 crore money laundering case will come tomorrow i.e. on November 11. A hearing, in this case, was held in Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Thursday. During this, the ED said that there is enough evidence against Jacqueline, so she should not be given regular bail.
On this, the court asked the ED that if there is evidence then why have you not arrested Jacqueline yet? Pinky Irani was also present along with Jacqueline in the Patiala House Court during the hearing. Pinky is accused of taking money from Sukesh to Jacqueline. What happened during the court hearing…
Jacqueline said ED only bothered me:
Jacqueline said in her defense in the courtroom, ‘I have given full cooperation to the investigating agency in this matter. I myself surrendered in this case, but ED has only bothered me. I keep going abroad in connection with my work, but I was stopped from going abroad. I am not even allowed to meet my family members.
Jacqueline further said, ‘I had emailed the investigating agency for all these things, but that too was not answered. She alleged that I am about to leave the country. Then they stopped me by issuing LOC (look out circular). All the allegations of ED are baseless. ED said – Jacqueline may flee to Sri Lanka on behalf of the ED, but the lawyer said that Jacqueline is a foreign national. His family lives in Sri Lanka. Jacqueline also tried to escape in December 2021.
ED opposed Jacqueline’s interim bail in October:
22On October 22, the Patiala House Court, while hearing the bail plea, granted interim bail to Jacqueline. Even then the ED had opposed the bail decision. The agency had alleged that Jacqueline never cooperated in the investigation, all the revelations were made only after the evidence came to the fore. The ED also said that she had tried hard to escape from India, but could not do so due to the issue of LOC.
Jacqueline is an important witness in extortion:
Last year, the ED filed a charge sheet against Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others in a money laundering case of Rs 200 crore. According to the allegation, Sukesh had cheated former Ranbaxy promoters Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh from their wives of more than 200 crores on the pretext of getting them out of jail while serving their sentence in Tihar Jail. ED has also recorded Jacqueline’s statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to ED, Jacqueline is an important witness in Sukesh’s extortion case of Rs 200 crore.
Jacqueline-Sukesh was in a relationship, and Jacqueline confessed in ED’s interrogation:
At the beginning of the case, there were a lot of rumors about the relationship between Jacqueline and Sukesh. There were reports that while dating Sukesh, she received many expensive gifts from Sukesh. These included jewelry, crockery, four Persian cats, and a horse. The cost of a Persian cat is 9 lakh rupees. At the same time, the price of the horse has been stated to be Rs 52 lakh. Apart from this, Sukesh proposed to her by giving her a diamond ring. J and S were made in this ring. Sukesh had also sent Rs 3 crore to Jacqueline’s fashion designer Lipakshi’s account. With this money, Lipakshi delivered designer clothes, cars, and gifts of Jacqueline’s choice to her. During the interrogation of ED, Jacqueline confessed to her relationship and receiving gifts.
ED claims – Jacqueline knew the reality of Sukesh:
According to media reports, the ED believes that Jacqueline knew from the very beginning that the main accused in this case, Sukesh Chandrashekhar, is a swindler and he does extortion. Many of their private photos also went viral on social media, after which ED questioned Jacqueline and kept the photos of both as evidence.